1 dead in 2-vehicle crash near Millsboro

3:21 PM,
Jan. 4, 2014

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A tractor trailer driver from Salisbury climbed from his burning rig in a failed attempt to rescue another driver who died in a burning car after the two vehicles collided.

Delaware State Police are withholding the name of the male victim whose 1988 Mercedes Benz 300 crashed with the tractor trailer about 8 a.m. Saturday on John J. Williams Highway, or Route 24, east of Millsboro.

The driver of the 2006 International tractor trailer, 55-year-old Kim B. Smith of Salisbury, was not injured when the Mercedes lost control and collided with the rig, causing both to burst into flames, police said. ...